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HC Las PalmasCanary Islands, Spain

Pico de las Nieves

Southern ascent from San Fernando de Maspalomas

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Length: 44.6 km
Height gain: 1839 m
Average: 4.1%
Steepest km: 9.8%
Summit altitude: 1939 m
Difficulty: 389

Las Palmas · 13 climbs

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San Fernando de Maspalomas 44.6 km, 4.1% average, 1839 m height gain
Ingenio 22.3 km, 7.0% average, 1566 m height gain
Vega de San Mateo 21.1 km, 5.2% average, 1103 m height gain
Cruz de Tejeda 8.4 km, 5.0% average, 422 m height gain

Elevation profile

100 m → 1939 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 36 at 9.8%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 15.5 km
4–6%: 11.4 km
6–8%: 10.5 km
8–10%: 5.8 km
10–14%: 1.5 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 35.2–36.2: 10.2%
2 km · km 33.8–35.8: 9.0%
5 km · km 32.8–37.8: 7.0%

Time to the top

2h 46 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind

How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km	Altitude	Gain	Gradient	Max
1	148 m	+48 m	4.8%	7.8%
2	198 m	+50 m	5.0%	12.2%
3	272 m	+73 m	7.3%	10.6%
4	355 m	+83 m	8.3%	10.4%
5	416 m	+61 m	6.1%	9.2%
6	461 m	+45 m	4.5%	7.6%
7	413 m	−49 m	−4.9%	7.2%
8	411 m	−2 m	−0.2%	7.2%
9	403 m	−8 m	−0.8%	4.4%
10	349 m	−54 m	−5.4%	0.0%
11	373 m	+24 m	2.4%	9.0%
12	447 m	+74 m	7.4%	9.6%
13	479 m	+32 m	3.2%	10.2%
14	536 m	+57 m	5.7%	12.6%
15	598 m	+62 m	6.2%	11.2%
16	665 m	+67 m	6.7%	10.2%
17	742 m	+77 m	7.6%	9.0%
18	816 m	+74 m	7.4%	10.4%
19	881 m	+65 m	6.5%	10.4%
20	917 m	+37 m	3.7%	9.2%
21	941 m	+24 m	2.4%	12.0%
22	923 m	−18 m	−1.8%	10.4%
23	936 m	+13 m	1.3%	26.8%
24	1018 m	+82 m	8.2%	11.6%
25	1078 m	+60 m	6.0%	7.6%
26	1142 m	+64 m	6.4%	9.6%
27	1198 m	+56 m	5.6%	9.2%
28	1231 m	+33 m	3.3%	9.0%
29	1193 m	−38 m	−3.8%	0.4%
30	1221 m	+28 m	2.8%	6.0%
31	1265 m	+45 m	4.5%	6.8%
32	1278 m	+13 m	1.3%	5.8%
33	1300 m	+22 m	2.2%	7.4%
34	1391 m	+91 m	9.0%	12.6%
35	1470 m	+80 m	8.0%	12.0%
36	1568 m	+98 m	9.8%	13.0%
37	1610 m	+42 m	4.2%	11.4%
38	1641 m	+31 m	3.1%	10.2%
39	1645 m	+5 m	0.5%	9.4%
40	1688 m	+43 m	4.3%	6.8%
41	1720 m	+32 m	3.2%	11.4%
42	1782 m	+62 m	6.2%	11.2%
43	1838 m	+57 m	5.7%	11.0%
44	1911 m	+73 m	7.3%	11.8%
45	1939 m	+28 m	4.3%	10.0%

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About Pico de las Nieves

How long and how steep?: From San Fernando de Maspalomas, Pico de las Nieves is 44.6 km long and climbs 1,839 m at an average of 4.1%, to a summit at 1,939 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 36, averages 9.8%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 2 h 46 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 2 h 11 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?: It's an HC (hors catégorie) climb, with a difficulty score of 389.
Where is it?: It's in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.

How hard is 389?

Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.

El Teide, Puerto de la Cruz 389

Monte Grappa, Semonzo 389

Pico de las Nieves, San Fernando de Maspalomas 389

Picu Tremes en Peña Mayor, Pola de Laviana 388

Sion 2000, Vex 388

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